redis_kv – fetch data from Redis

DEPRECATED

Removed in Ansible

version:

Why

This lookup uses options intermingled with terms which blurs the interface between settings and data

Alternative

new ‘redis’ lookup

Synopsis

  • this lookup returns a list of items given to it, if any of the top level items is also a list it will flatten it, but it will not recurse

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this lookup.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
_terms
-
Two element comma separated strings composed of url of the Redis server and key to query

Examples

- name: query redis for somekey
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('redis_kv', 'redis://localhost:6379,somekey') }} is value in Redis for somekey"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Key Returned Description
_raw
-
values stored in Redis


Status

  • This lookup will be removed in version . [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Jan-Piet Mens <jpmens(at)gmail.com>

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